batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l6917-l7060
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l6917-l7060
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
passage_locator:
label: THE ACTS OF DIOMED. / BOOK VI. / ARGUMENT. / THE EPISODES OF GLAUCUS AND
DIOMED, AND OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE.; lines 6917-7060
start: '6917'
end: '7060'
translation: The Iliad
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage moves from Trojan military counsel to ritual instructions for
supplicating Minerva, then to Hector rallying the Trojans before leaving for the
city. Diomedes meets Glaucus between the armies and asks whether he is mortal
or divine, citing Lycurgus as an example of a mortal punished for fighting gods.
Glaucus replies with a reflection on human generations and recounts his ancestry
through Sisyphus, Glaucus, and Bellerophon. He tells how Bellerophon rejected
Antaea, was sent with sealed death-bearing tablets to Lycia, was hospitably received,
and was then ordered to fight the Chimaera, the Solymi, and the Amazons.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Trojan leaders are urged to unite at the gates, stop routed men from fleeing,
and make a dangerous stand.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Hector is instructed to go into the city and tell his mother to lead Trojan
matrons to Minerva's temple with a mantle and twelve heifers as offerings.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The intended prayer asks Minerva to spare Trojan wives, infants, and the city,
and to avert the destructive anger of Tydides.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Hector leaves his chariot, moves through the host, urges battle, and the Trojans
regain courage.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Greek fighters recoil and suspect that a god has descended from the stars
to aid the Trojans.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Diomedes and Glaucus meet between the armies after observing and marking each
other for combat.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Diomedes asks Glaucus who he is and says he does not fight immortals if Glaucus
has descended from heaven.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Diomedes recounts Lycurgus attacking Bacchus and his followers, Bacchus fleeing
to the sea, and Lycurgus later being blinded and hated by the gods.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Glaucus compares human generations to leaves that grow, wither, fall, and
are replaced by new growth.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Glaucus identifies his lineage through Sisyphus, Glaucus, and Bellerophon.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Antaea desires Bellerophon, fails to seduce him, and asks Praetus for revenge
after being rejected.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Praetus wants Bellerophon killed but, restrained by hospitality laws, sends
him to Lycia with sealed tablets containing a deadly message.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: The Lycian monarch receives Bellerophon at the Xanthus, feasts him for nine
days, sacrifices nine bulls, and reads the sealed message on the tenth day.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: Bellerophon is ordered to conquer the Chimaera, a composite monster with dragon
tail, goat body, lion head, and fiery breath.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:15
text: Bellerophon kills the Chimaera, then defeats the Solymi and the Amazons.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Hector
description: Trojan hero who is told to enter the city, direct ritual action, rally
the troops, and temporarily leave the battle.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Trojan chiefs and defenders
description: The chiefs addressed at the beginning are responsible for defending
the gates and stopping flight.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Trojan queen and chief matrons
description: The queen and assembled Trojan matrons are to go to Minerva's temple
with offerings and prayers.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Minerva
description: Goddess whose temple, knees, and altars are the focus of the proposed
supplication.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Tydides / Diomedes
description: Warrior feared by Troy; he confronts Glaucus and says he avoids combat
with immortals.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Glaucus
description: Warrior who meets Diomedes between the armies and replies by recounting
his ancestry.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Lycurgus
description: A mortal who attacked Bacchus and his followers and was punished by
the immortals.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Bacchus
description: God driven from Nysa's sacred grove by Lycurgus and received by Thetis
in the sea.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Thetis
description: Divine figure whose arms receive Bacchus after he flees into the briny
flood.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Bellerophon
description: Descendant in Glaucus's lineage, praised for beauty, valor, wisdom,
sacred fear, and truth; he survives plotted destruction and defeats monstrous
and human foes.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Antaea
description: Queen who desires Bellerophon, is rejected, and asks Praetus for revenge.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Praetus
description: Argive ruler who sends Bellerophon to Lycia with sealed tablets after
Antaea's accusation.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Lycian monarch
description: Ruler at Xanthus who honors Bellerophon with nine days of feasting,
then reads the sealed tablets.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Chimaera
description: A non-mortal composite monster with dragon tail, goat body, lion head,
and fiery breath.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Solymi
description: A fierce people whom Bellerophon fights and defeats after the Chimaera
episode.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Amazons
description: A force of warriors whom Bellerophon later defies and conquers.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Trojan war leader
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Hector rallies the host and is expected to return after directing rites in
the city.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: ritual messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He is told to teach his mother what the gods require and direct the queen
to the temple.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: gate defenders
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: They are commanded to unite at the gates and forbid the flight of routed
men.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: supplicant procession
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The queen and matrons are to carry offerings and seek Minerva's power.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: petitioned goddess
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Minerva is asked to spare the city and receive a mantle and heifers at her
temple and altars.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: challenging warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Diomedes confronts Glaucus and threatens mortal opponents while refusing
to fight gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: genealogical narrator
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Glaucus answers by recounting human transience and his lineage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: mortal punished for attacking gods
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Lycurgus attacks Bacchus and is blinded by divine punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: god driven into flight
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Bacchus flees from Lycurgus into the briny flood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: divine receiver or protector
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Thetis receives the trembling Bacchus in her arms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: ordeal hero and monster slayer
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Bellerophon is sent toward death-bearing tasks and kills the Chimaera before
defeating further enemies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:12
label: rejected accuser
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Antaea attempts to tempt Bellerophon and seeks revenge when rejected.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:13
label: sender of sealed death message
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Praetus sends Bellerophon to Lycia with sealed tablets that reveal his deadly
intent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:14
label: host and task-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The Lycian monarch feasts Bellerophon, reads the tablets, and orders the
Chimaera's conquest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:15
label: composite monster adversary
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: The Chimaera is described as a monster of no mortal kind and becomes Bellerophon's
first assigned foe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:16
label: human foe defeated by hero
assigned_to:
- fig:15
- fig:16
basis: The Solymi and Amazons are named as subsequent forces defeated by Bellerophon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Minerva's temple in the topmost tower
literal_form: sacred gates, Minerva's fane, and Ilion's topmost tower
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: gold-worked mantle
literal_form: the largest and most prized mantle, worked with gold, to be spread
before the goddess's knees
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: twelve heifers
literal_form: twelve young heifers led to Minerva's altars
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: Hector's shield and spears
literal_form: two dazzling spears and a large brazen shield hanging from shoulder
to ankle
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: leaves as generations
literal_form: leaves on trees that become green, wither, fall, and are replaced
in spring
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: sealed tablets
literal_form: sealed tablets carrying Praetus's dire intent and deathful secret
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:12
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: Xanthus flood
literal_form: Xanthus silver flood, where Bellerophon arrives in Lycia
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:8
label: Chimaera's fiery breath
literal_form: pitchy nostrils and gaping throat emitting flames and infernal fire
associated_figures:
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:9
label: Chimaera's dragon tail
literal_form: a dragon's fiery tail joined to goat body and lion head
associated_figures:
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:10
label: briny flood refuge
literal_form: the sea into which Bacchus flees before Thetis receives him
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Trojan defense and instructions for supplication
summary: Trojan chiefs are told to defend the gates while Hector is ordered to direct
the queen and matrons to supplicate Minerva with a mantle and twelve heifers for
the city's protection.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Hector rallies the Trojan battle line
summary: Hector descends from his chariot, moves through the host, commands renewed
courage, and the Trojans push back so strongly that the Greeks suspect divine
intervention.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Diomedes and Glaucus meet between armies
summary: The two warriors approach one another; Diomedes asks Glaucus's identity,
distinguishes mortal from divine opponents, and warns that he does not contend
with immortals.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Lycurgus as warning against fighting gods
summary: Diomedes recounts Lycurgus driving Bacchus and his followers from Nysa,
Bacchus fleeing to the sea and Thetis, and Lycurgus being blinded and hated by
the gods.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Glaucus's answer on generations and lineage
summary: Glaucus compares human generations to leaves and then gives his ancestry
through Sisyphus, Glaucus, and Bellerophon.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Bellerophon, Antaea, and the sealed tablets
summary: Antaea desires Bellerophon and seeks revenge when he refuses her; Praetus,
restrained from killing a guest directly, sends him to Lycia with sealed tablets
containing a deadly message.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:7
label: Bellerophon's assigned ordeals
summary: The Lycian ruler orders Bellerophon to conquer the Chimaera; Bellerophon
kills it and then defeats the Solymi and the Amazons.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Ritual offering to a deity for civic protection
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The queen and matrons are instructed to offer a gold-worked mantle and twelve
heifers to Minerva in hope that she will spare Trojan families and the city.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents a practical wartime supplication; broader ritual-system
interpretation would require more context.
- id: motif:2
label: Divine punishment of a mortal who attacks gods
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Diomedes cites Lycurgus, who fought Bacchus and was blinded and hated by
the immortals.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The example is embedded in Diomedes' speech and functions as a warning
rather than as the main narrative action.
- id: motif:3
label: Human generations likened to seasonal leaves
taxonomy_refs:
- seasonal_cycle
basis: Glaucus states that human races are like leaves, some withering while another
spring supplies new growth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy fit is thematic; the passage uses a simile rather than a
full seasonal myth.
- id: motif:4
label: Sealed message carrying the bearer’s death warrant
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Praetus sends Bellerophon to Lycia with sealed tablets that reveal a deathful
secret to the receiving king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly names this narrative pattern.
- id: motif:5
label: Hero sent on lethal ordeals and monster combat
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
- culture_hero
basis: Bellerophon is sent into tasks meant to destroy him, first the Chimaera and
then battles with the Solymi and Amazons, and he prevails with heaven on his side.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explicitly frame the ordeals as initiation or culture-founding;
those labels are approximate motif-family placements.
- id: motif:6
label: Composite fire-breathing serpent-dragon monster
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: The Chimaera is described as a monster with a dragon's fiery tail, goat body,
lion head, and fire from nostrils and throat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The creature is composite, so the serpent reference captures only the
dragon-tail element.
- id: motif:7
label: Hospitality restrains direct killing of a guest
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Praetus is angry and resolves Bellerophon's death, but hospitality laws restrain
him from killing the youth directly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied motif family directly corresponds to guest-law restraint.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 6917-6930
quote_or_summary: Trojan chiefs are urged to unite at the gates, turn back routed
fighters, forbid flight, and make a last dangerous stand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 6931-6951
quote_or_summary: Hector is told to enter Troy, direct the queen and matrons to
Minerva's fane, spread the richest gold-worked mantle before the goddess, lead
twelve heifers to her altars, and pray that wives, infants, and the city be spared
from Tydides.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 6958-6984
quote_or_summary: Hector leaps from his chariot, rouses the Trojan host, announces
he must go to the city for altar rites and victims, and marches with spears and
shield; the Trojans recover and Greeks think some god aids them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 6985-7004
quote_or_summary: With Hector gone, Glaucus and Diomedes meet between the armies;
Diomedes asks who Glaucus is and says he will not fight him if he is a god from
heaven.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 7005-7021
quote_or_summary: Diomedes recounts Lycurgus driving Bacchus and his followers from
Nysa, Bacchus fleeing into the sea where Thetis receives him, and Lycurgus being
blinded and hated by the gods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: 7027-7033
quote_or_summary: '"Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, / Now green in
youth, now withering on the ground; / Another race the following spring supplies"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from provided passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 7037-7044
quote_or_summary: Glaucus describes Ephyre in Argos, Sisyphus, Sisyphus's son Glaucus,
and Glaucus as father of Bellerophon, who is praised for beauty and valor.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 7045-7057
quote_or_summary: Under Praetus, Bellerophon is targeted after Antaea's rejected
desire; Praetus is restrained by hospitality laws and sends him to Lycia with
sealed tablets carrying his deadly intent.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 7058-7066
quote_or_summary: Bellerophon arrives at the Xanthus; Lycia's monarch honors him,
feasts him for nine days, sacrifices nine bulls, and on the tenth day reads the
sealed command.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 7067-7073
quote_or_summary: The first task assigned is conquest of the Chimaera, a non-mortal
mingled monster with a dragon's fiery tail, goat body, lion head, and flaming
nostrils and throat.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 7074-7080
quote_or_summary: Bellerophon slaughters the Chimaera, trusting heavenly signs,
then fights and kills the Solymi and later conquers the Amazons.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage gives clear narrative units and named figures. Some motif-family
assignments, especially initiation and culture_hero for Bellerophon, are approximate
and require human review. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself
does not explicitly compare these patterns to another tradition or corpus.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
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